Car construction



' Sept. 25, 1923.

J. o. NEIKIRK CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 11, 1922 Patented Sept. 25,1923.

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"JOHN O. NEIKIBIK, OF LOMBARD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGLIOE T RODGER BALLAST CARCOM- PANY, CHICAGO, ILLl NFOI S, A COEPOEA'LION OF MAINE.

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Applicationfiled Ilecember 11, 1922. Serial 'No. (306,021.

T 0 all whom it ma-g iooncern:

Be it known that 1,. JOHN O. 'Nniirrnir, .a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Lombard, in the countyiof Du Page and 5 State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CarConstructions, of whichthe following is a specification.

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More particularly the present invention relates to improvements in thetype of car which is convertible from afiat car type to a hopper cartype, or vice versa, doors being providedin the bottom of the car whichare adapted to occupy horizontal positions to formpart or" the fiatbottom of An. object ofthe present invention is to provide carconstruction of the convertible type in which the escapeioflading'along' the inside of the corrugated sidewalls is prevente df Afurther object is to provide a simple and sturdy attachment for cars ofthe convertible type having corrugated side walls which will co-operatewith the doors such as referred to-above in a manner to prevent theescape of dumpable material to a position out of communication with thehopper. A further object is to provide improved construction ofconvertible car for preventing the lodging of dumpable material betweenthe corrugated sides of such a car and the doors.

Further objects will scription proceeds.

Referring to the drawings- Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of aconvertible railway car illustrating the present invention; and

Figure 2 is a fragmentary viewin section illustrating, on an enlargedscale, part of the construction shown in Figure 1.

The numerals 10-10 represent the corrugated side walls of a railway car,while appear as the de- The present invention relates to car conthenumerals 11-11 indicatebottoin walls. The numeral 12 indicates a fixedinclined side or a hopper, and the numeral 12 indicates a swinging sidewhich is hinged along its longitudinal axis and which may be controlledin any preferred way for closing said hopper or for permitting thedumping of the material in said hopper. Hinged about the aXes13-13 arethe doors 14-14. One of-said doors is shown in horizontal position inFigure 1 and the other of said doors is shown in inclined position. 7

1 Both doors 14-14 will occupy their horizontal positions when the caris used as a hat bottom car and will occupy their inclined positionswhen the car is to be used as a hopper car. Said doors will be ofsufficient width to form a closure for the bottom of the car when intheir horizontal positions. When in their inclined positions,

the doors formjsloping sides of the'hopper, whereby the hopper isself-cleaning. Though only one hopper door 12 and two hopper doors 14-14are referred to; herein, it will be understood that it is commonpractice to provide multiples of these members along the desired lengthof the car.

011' each of the sides 10-10' are mounted brackets 15. Eachof saidbrackets 15-1.)

has a corrugated side 16 adapted to con-i form'to the corrugationsoflits corresponding side wall 10. Each of said brackets is alsoprovided with a flange 17 extending in a direction substantiallyparallel with the plane of its corresponding door 14 when said bracket15 is mounted in place and when its corresponding door is in its1nclined hopper forming position.

The brackets 15-15 may be connected to the side walls 10-10 by rivets18-18 or other preferred means. Ear-h of the doors Ll may be supportedwhen in inclined position by gusset plates 19-19, which provide inclinedsupporting walls as shown in Figure 1. These gusset plates may besecured to the sideand floor of the car or to frame members thereof inany manner, such as by riveting. Said gusset plates not only support thedoors l-l-li when said doors are in inclined position, but also serve asbrace the brackets -15 constitute shelves upon which the doors 1414; mayrest when in their inclined positions. Consequently,when the doors 1414are in their inclined po sitions, all of the la'ding is directed intothe hopper and none of said lading is permitted topass between the edgesof the door and plete'diunping-of the car may beaccom- -plished byopening the dump door 12'.

means providing hopper doors hinged along "longitudinal axes adapted incertain positheside -walls of the car. Consequently, coin-One'embodiment of the present invention 'has been described in detail.Many modi- "fications will occur to those skilled in' the art. It isintended in this patent to cover all such-lnodifications'that fallwithin the scope of the invention as defined by therappended claims.

I claim: 1. fA convertible-railway car comprising lions to cover saidhopper and in other posi-- -tions to form sloping Walls for said hop-'per', said car having corrugated sidewalls,

said side walls beingprovided with bracket IIKGmbGI'S'COIIfOImIIIg tothe corrugations of said sidewalls and providing a fiat bearing--surface for the edges of said doors when walls.

said doors are in'position to form sloping 2. Arailway car comprisingmeans pro-i widingahopper, doors hinged along longi-r tudinalaxesadaptedin certain positions to :coversaid hopper and in other positionsto form sloping walls for said hopper, said car having corrugated sidewalls, each of said side walls being provided'with a bracket conformingto the convolutions of said side of December, 1922.

wall and having a shelf adapted to underlie one of said doors to preventthepassage of duinpable material between the corresponding'side wallandthe corresponding door.

3a A railway car comprisingdoorshinged 7 along longitudinal aXesQsa-iddoors being provided with straight edges lying, when said doors are inhorizontalposition, along linesjlongitudinally of the car, said doors 7being adapted to lie in inclined'positions to form hopper walls,sai'dcar having corru-V. gated s1de walls,*sa1d sidewalls beln'gprovldedwith bracket members hav ng portions conforming to thecorrugations of said side walls and havingportionsadapted to beengagedby said doors to prevent the=escape of diunpablematerial betweensaid side walls and said doors. j V

4. A railway car having corrugated side walls and a bracket mountedupon'each of 7 said sidewalls, each of said' brackets having acorrugated portion conforming to the corrugations of said sldewalls'and'having a flan e ortion extendin aat an an 'le from a b b. vgeneral plane of lts corresponcllng side wal the 5. Arailway car havingcorrugated side 'walls, each of said side walls being-provided with ashelf, said shelf having a'corrugated.

portion-conforming to the, corrugations of its corresponding side wall;

6. A car of the class described, having'corrugated side walls,longitudinallyextending doors adapted to be turned up to an inclinedposition against the said corrugated sides,

and a platesecured'to each of saidsides-pr viding a closure between saidcorrugated sides and sa1d door when :said door is in said inclinedposition.

. Signed at '-Chicago, Illinois, this/7th day Jo HN o. NEIKIR

